The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-17
CHAPTER cLyI.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled
can act for the organic alton of the ma
tional guard of the State of New Jersey"
approved March ninth, one til 3usan5
eight hundred and sky nine, and ihsa
various amendments thereto.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That the third section of the act to which
this supplement, which supplement was
approved March ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven, be amended so
as to read as follows:
3. And be it enacted, that the active
militia of this State shall be known as
"The National Guard of Nav Jersey, and
shall consist Of not more than sixty COM
panies of infantry to be organized into
regiments and battalions, two gstling gun
companies and one sea-coast artillery COM
psny, the whole to be organic ID into two
brigades and comprised in one division;
provided that each county in the state
shall be entitled to at least Que of such
companies.
2 And be it enacted, That the gun squad
organized under the provisions OF section
ten of the supplement to this act, approved
April seventeenth, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty fve be hereafter known
and designated as the gun detach ant.
). And be IT enacted, That the org sniza-
ton OF the sea-coast artillery company
shall be in manner aud form as prescribed
for company of infantry.
4. And be it enacted; That payments on
account of the saa-coasI artillery company
shall be made to the paymaster of th9
brigade to which such company is attached
and shall be expended by kim upoa rAq1i-
sition OF the commander of such company,
duly approved by the brig ade comm tnder.
5. And be it en- eted, That section one
of the supplement to this asst, which sup
plement was approved March twelfth, one
thousand eight hundred ana eighty, watch
reads as follows.
81. Be it enacted by the Senateand Gem
eral Assembly of the State of New jersey.
That in all cities of this stats having thirty
five thousand inhabitants, and in which
there is no regularly enrolled comp my OF
the national guard, there may be org 4niza
battalion, to consist of not less than tw,
nor more than three additional com panies OF
not less than fifty nor more than eighty ei
listed men to each company, which bat
TALON and the colnparias composing til
same shall be entitled to the rights, priv
leges and allowances, and be required / :
perform the like duties now provided b
law for Infantry battalions AMI ilfantr
companies OF the natl n Il guard" bs AL
the same is hereby repealed.
6. And be 1t ena ted, That section oueut
the supplement to this act, which suppl
ment was approved April twenty -secon
one thousand eight hundred aud eight,
four, which reads as follows:
81. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of New ] srsey,
That in all cities of the coAd class ID
this state in which there is net more tia
one regularly enrolled company of the ma
tional guard, there may be oTganiz I'D q Bat
TALON, to consist of not less than two NOE
more than hree additional coup anies o
not less than fifty nor mora than eighty en-
listed men To each company, which Bat
talon and companies comprising the sam
shall bs entitled to the tights, privileges
and allowances, and be required to .ssr-
form the like duties and subject to the
penalties now provided by law for in
fantry battalions and infantry companies
of the national guard, except as herelnaf5er
provided"
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Z. And be it enacted. That section SEQ
ond Of the supplement to this act, which
supplement was approved April twenty
second, one thousand eight hundred aaI
elghty-four, which reads as follows:
battalion and the companies composing Vi
same shall be furnished with tas regula
ton state uniform by thu q 1trtarm 2stel-
general upon the terms set out in the sever
teenth section OF the supplement to tn
act TO which this IS supplement, approved
March fourteenth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-niae, AS amendst
March tenth, one thousand Ell HI huadre
aad eighty"
be and the same is hereby repealed.
8. And be it enacted, That section one
of the supplement to this asst, which sup
plement was approved March eighteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
one, which reads as follows:
81. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New Ter
sey, That to each artillery company there
shall be one captain, two hrst heutenauts,
two second lieutenants aud not less than
fifty or more than one hundred aud fifty
enlisted men, from which number of en-
listed men there may be selected not more
than one first sergeant. five serg sants,
eight corporals and two musicians"
be and the same is hereby repealed
9. And be it enacted, That section four
of the supplement to this act which sup
plement was approved April fourth, ons
thousand eight hundred and ssyenty-o2e,
which reads as follows:
81 Aud be it enacted, That the annual
appropriation of five hundred dollars to
each light battery is increased to oae thou
sand dollars"
be and the same is hereby rep ,aled.
10 And be it enacted, That tae sup de
ment to this act, which supplement wal
approved April fifth, one thons lad eight